Federal Computer Security Report Card grades released

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02.17.2005 :: 11:34AM EST

The House Government Reform Committee has released its Federal Computer Security Report Card (PDF) on the state of overall security within some of the largest U.S. government agencies, and it's not good … unless you consider a D+ good, that is. Overall the committee seemed to give the agencies credit for their efforts, and recognized that the scores compared to last year had, in fact, improved. The report also acknowledged that some agencies made remarkable improvements, including the Departments of Transportation, Justice, and the Interior. While two departments received As, 7 of the 24 received failing grades, including the Departments of Energy and Homeland Security. 5 departments fell into the D range. Totaled, half of the departments were graded at a D+ or below. “Today, there's good news and bad news,” Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis said in a statement:

The good news is, the grade for government agencies overall rose 2.5 points last year. The bad news is, the overall grade is a D+. The 2004 FISMA grades indicate that agencies have made significant improvements in certifying and accrediting systems, annual testing, and security training, but significant challenges remain.

Well… I suppose that's what you get when you create a useless agency to help spread terror among your country's citizens. – by Johny-D

yes what (12:24pm EST Thu Feb 17 2005)This country is just sad. Homelan security supposed to be a bridge between cia and fbi. I guess there back to the old days of being brothers and sisters. no communication.

You know what, why not force both agencie's to work together. put them all in homelan security, and homelan now has jurisdiction of domestic and overseas operations.

These mother fuckers supposed to be helping this country not bitch and wine which agency is better than the other.

This country is competing againsts itself, and the ppl of america are the losers. 9/11 says it all.

I feel reassured (3:08pm EST Thu Feb 17 2005)Sure, I trust them with my health records! NOT! – by We are in good hands

They need help(6:12pm EST Thu Feb 17 2005)They are doing it all wrong. If they want to waste more money they should make a department of security for home-land security and so forth and so forth. They could easily waste 10 times as much money that way. lol – by Lee Ermey

America….(8:34am EST Fri Feb 18 2005)No wonder everyone wants to move their back ends out of there – by FreakUnique

I guess they should have use linux(7:37pm EST Sun Feb 20 2005)Yeah Yeah Yeah well think about all the security we lost because of 911 and that stupid patriot act. I know we lost alot of good people but being paranoid is only making things worse I hope that guy that leaves takes that damn color chart that no one ever looks at. I think that those terrorist caught us of guard once its not a enough to get rid of our freedom for – by Crazy eow sign guy